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© Riverside Insights 2019
Before, During & After: Tips for Efficient and Effective Assessments with the WJ-IV ACH
Jenny L Ponzuric, MA, LEP, ABSNP
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Learning Objectives
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• Preparation steps for an efficient and effective
administration of the WJ IV ACH
• Strategies to use for the most comprehensive, yet
directed administration of the WJ IV ACH
• Scoring, interpretation, and report writing tips to put
WJ IV ACH insights into action
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Fall 2021 Concerns
• Increase number of referrals
• Backlog of assessments
• Efficient and legally defensible
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Before the Assessment Session(s)
• Know the reason for referral
• Reading concerns? Decoding, fluency or comprehension?
• Motivation or attentional concerns?
• Suspected area(s) of disability
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Before the Assessment Session(s)
• Be aware of district procedures and expectations for academic assessments
• Which tests are expectations for the district?
• SLD evaluations → 8 academic areas
• May need to include the WJ-IV OL to cover listening comprehension and oral expression
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Before the Assessment Session(s)
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• Collect other sources of data
• MTSS/RTI data
• Universal Screening
• Progress Monitoring
• Work Samples
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During the Assessment Session(s)
• Make a test list
• What questions do you want answered?
• Where should we start?
• WJ-IV ACH guidelines
• Fluency tests are not administered back to back
• Variation between subjects
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During the Assessment Session(s)
• Ask interactive questions
• After the standardized administration of the task(s), ask some questions, especially if the student did something you don’t always notice.
• What was the easiest/hardest task?
• What could I have done to make that task easier? I noticed __ during the task.
• Does that every happen to you during class?
• On a scale of 1-5, how much effort did you give today?
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During the Assessment Session(s)
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• Dig deeper when appropriate
• Reason for referral and
student performance
• Does your standardized data
align with other data
sources?
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After the Assessment Session(s)
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• Batch your scoring
• Scoring that requires The WJ IV
Manual
• Using the Riverside Score software
program
• Explore Riverside Insights webinars
on Basals & Ceilings and The
Complete Page Rule
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After the Assessment Session(s)
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• Pause and check
• Does the standardized assessment
data align with other sources of data?
• Are my results contributing to
understanding the reason for referral?
• If there is a misalignment, what are
some possible reasons why?
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After the Assessment Session(s)
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• Provide information within the written report that is helpful
• Lots of scores and reports available on Riverside Score
online platform
• Use information you can defend
• If you are unsure about a score or report, ask questions
• How can you explain the information in a useful manner?
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Thank you!
For more insights on the WJ IV, explore additional resources here.
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